Performance Management

Fully realizing your institution's strategy requires aligning the performance of executives, faculty, administration and staff with the institution's mission, strategy and objectives. Colleges and universities are increasingly recognizing that well-designed, customized performance management can facilitate this alignment and enable the institution to maximize the benefits of its compensation expenditures, as well as lay the foundation for a culture of engagement and accountability.

Our consultants help clients in all facets of performance-management program design, development and implementation, whether your institution is experienced with performance management or implementing a formal program for the first time:

  • Performance Strategy: Sibson's broad and deep expertise in higher education enables our consultants to quickly understand each client's culture and needs and facilitate discussions with leadership to ensure that the overall strategy for performance management is realistic, while still meeting the expectations of the institution.
  • Program Design and Development: We help clients design and develop an effective program that reflects institutional requirements for the workforce. We customize the program to suit each institution's strategy, operations and culture. We can assist in setting goals, examining pay-for-performance approaches, and developing core and managerial competencies, performance management "toolkits" (for managers to use as appropriate) and multi-source feedback approaches.
  • Implementation: Research indicates that the execution of performance management is at least as important to the program's success as its design. Our consultants provide expert guidance on effective implementation approaches and can assist in a variety of ways, including communication, training and orientation, user manuals, required forms and processes.
  • Ongoing Assistance: We provide ongoing assistance to clients as needed to help maintain or refresh the program or to assist with specific issues, such as training for goal setting and orientation.